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Birth Name: | George Lindsay Colling |
Birth Date: | 27 August 1946 |
Birth Place: | Cromwell, New Zealand |
Death Place: | Auckland, New Zealand |
Ru Position: | Halfback |
Height: | 1.750NaN0 |
Weight: | 74kg (163lb) |
Repyears1: | 1972–1973 |
Repcaps1: | 0 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Province1: | Otago |
Province2: | Auckland |
Provinceyears1: | 1967–1973 |
Provinceyears2: | 1974–1976 |
Relatives: | Belinda Colling (niece) |
School: | Cromwell District High School |
George Lindsay Colling (27 August 1946 – 13 July 2003) was a New Zealand rugby union player, coach and administrator. A halfback, Colling represented Otago and Auckland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1972 and 1973. He played 21 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals.[1]
Colling went on to coach Ponsonby alongside Bryan Williams,[2] and also was an All Black selector in 1994.[3] He also served on the board of the Auckland Rugby Union.[4] Colling died of a brain tumour in Auckland in 2003.[4]
Colling was married, and had two children. His niece, Belinda Colling, represented New Zealand in both basketball and netball.[5]